Engaged for 2 Years, Kristen Bell Reveals She Won’t Wed Until Gays Can. PERIOD.

Posted by Kevin Farrell on Feb 19, 2012 in Inspirgaytion | 13 comments

Of course everyone loves the titular characters of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Veronica Mars (FACT), but after reading The Advocate’s profile on Kristen Bell we’ve fallen in love with the woman behind the characters (FACT!).

Kristen had us at blampers and her deep appreciation for gay theater geeks, but it’s her vow to not marry her fiance of two years, Dax Shepard, until marriage equality is available to all LGBT Americans that put us over the moon with respect.

We’ve heard similar pledges from Brad and Angelina in the past, but Kristen sounds totally sincere.

Because you’ve been engaged for more than two years, reporters often ask about your wedding plans.

Yeah, I get a ton of questions about when Dax and I are getting married. I usually blow them off because it’s nobody’s business. To be honest with you — and this is the first time I’ve ever said this to a journalist, but it feels like the perfect time and place — the reason we’re not rushing to get married is because I don’t feel appropriate taking advantage of a right that’s denied to my best friends. That’s why we’ve been so hesitant. Dax and I have talked about it a lot, and this issue is very important to both of us. We’re just standing up for what we believe in. Period.

Thank you for sharing that.

You’re welcome. Listen, we’re on your side. I recently tweeted about this embarrassing poster that shows how many states where you can marry your same-sex significant other and how many more states where you can marry your cousin. It’s fucking ridiculous.

The entire interview is absolutely fantastic. Not an ounce of fluff. Kristen talks Cher, Christina Aguilera, Zachary Quinto and lesbian love scenes. Real talk, it’s one of the best celebrity interviews we’ve read in ages. The Advocate done good on this one.

Go give it a read.

http://twitter.com/seanscape seans solo

wait, what’s wrong with marrying your cousin? both should be ok.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Heather-DeFabis/100000396101693 Heather DeFabis

It’s the fact that they are still “family” that turns people off and why people find it repugnant.

http://twitter.com/seanscape seans solo

unfortunately people find it necessary to involve themselves in other people’s lives where their input is not wanted. It just seems really hypocritical from a gay standpoint to think that their relationship has more value than those of two cousins.

http://www.facebook.com/sammael88 Matthew Williamson

Two cousins already have a relationship, that’s why they are called cousins. Adding a sexual component is not what makes it a relationship, that makes it incest. By your logic, what’s the harm in brothers and sisters marrying? And hey, how about a parent and child? I mean, we shouldn’t be involving ourselves in things like that, I’m sure our input isn’t wanted, right?

http://twitter.com/seanscape seans solo

I do not see any harm in brothers or sisters marrying. I agree that brothers and sisters should not necessarily be reproducing due to the moral implications as the increase of genetic abnormalities increase. Denying them the right to marry and adopt though is immoral. Parent-child relationships are different as there is a power-dynamic that definitely exists and the consensualness of that relationship is in question.

http://www.facebook.com/people/Andrew-Lopez/632230510 Andrew Lopez

There are also a lot of congenital defects from inbreeding.

http://twitter.com/seanscape seans solo

the congenital defects that arise from cousins breeding are marginally higher than those who are not cousins. So, it seems quite hypocritical to deny cousins that same right.

http://www.facebook.com/sammael88 Matthew Williamson

It is only hypocritical if we are asking to marry our cousins while denying someone else the right to marry their own. Trying to equate gay marriage with inbreeding is just as bad as trying to equate it with pedophilia or bestiality.

http://twitter.com/seanscape seans solo

Im equating cousin marriages to gay marriage no more than I am equating it to hetero marriages. I find the same hypocrisy of heteros that think cousins shouldn’t be allowed to get married. And as far as my inclinations go, I am personally not attracted to any of my cousins, nor are any of them also gay, so that is ridiculous. Even if I did fancy my cousin, my opinion on the matter is not made moot by my own personal incestuous preference. That would be like saying your opinion on gay marriage is moot because you are gay. Just terrible logic.

Problems with incestuous relationships come about when there is a power-differential, such as in a Father-daughter relationship. Relationships where there is a power-dynamic must be examined as I would argue that the submissive party could not be viewed as making a consensual decision.

Is your argument that gays should be able to get married but cousins or brothers and sisters should not based on the notion that they should not procreate due to genetic problems. This assumes that the only purpose of marriage is the production of children which would then invalidate gay marriages. Obviously marriage speaks to more than fecundity.

Denying others the rights that you want is ridiculous. It is not necessarily your responsibility to advocate for those people, but it is hypocritical to denigrate them or say their relationship is not valid because you don’t agree with it.

Putting a sexual relationship between cousins on the same level as beastiality or pedophillia is repugnant. There are not 2 consensual parties in the latter examples. Beastiality and pedophillia are tantamount to rape. That is ridiculous. Franklin D Roosevelt married his cousin and had numerous children. I suppose he is on the same level as rapists? As are Albert Einstein, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Darwin, Edgar Allen Poe, and Rudy Gulliani? Well ok. maybe Rudiy Gulliani….
http://twitter.com/bebong09 ivy ayangco

Laws are created due to history’s mishaps.we learn from history. If from your example a famous person like Roosevelt which Americans respect married his cousin doesn’t make that act right and that people should follow his example. We also respected and looked up to Clinton, but he had sex with his secretary Lewinski,. From that basis, should we legalize infidelity. The argument, marrying your cousin should be legalize has no sense at all. Aside from creating congenital defects, more problems will arise. There would be a baby boom of retarded, mental defected, congenitally defected children co’z more cousins will eventually marry because it’s legal. The treatment for these kids is also expensive ..charging those to health insurances putting higher premiums to health benefits holders, giving parents of congenitally defected children more financial problems and not to mention the educational expenses for sending them to school..as all people know, is not cheap.Government will have to build more schools for mentally challenged children.. See? what’s the harm of not marrying your cousin compare to the possible problems that it will create.thats why it is forbidden by the government..Its already been thought of by the intellectuals so there’e no need to change it.. Your argument I think doesn’t make sense at all..
http://twitter.com/seanscape seans solo

uummmm, infidelity is legalized… We aren’t in Saudi Arabia. If one wishes to have sex outside of their marriage, they are not prosecuted. This may explain why Bill Clinton is not in prison.

If you read any of the previous posts, you would have learned that the congenital defects of offspring between cousins is marginally higher than those that are not related. You honestly believe that just because something is legalized, that everyone is gonna wanna run out and do it? I sincerely hope that is not the case or we are a sorry lot indeed. Your argument is moot anyway because in most states marriage between cousins IS already legal.

The point of bringing up famous people who had married their cousins was to counter the point that another made on here saying that those that married their cousins were on par with pedophiles and those that force animals into sexual acts. It is quite a silly argument to say just cause a respected person made a decision in their life that it is necessarily the correct or moral one. Had you read the post before forming your opinion of it, you probably would have picked up on that.

If you are to find an error in my logic, I would gladly modify my perspective. Bringing up straw-man arguments is not the way to go about it.

According to your logic, we should make alcohol and tobacco illegal as well because citizens using it is a burden on our healthcare system..

At what point do you stop legislating behaviors? Why not illegalize sex without condoms as that behavior leads to STIs that are a burden on society.

For realz… think about it.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000831662145 Vigo Beninger

OMFG I <3 this woman …. Veronica you were my high school badass, i remembered u when i wanted to get back at someone… Like a detective.
http://www.facebook.com/1SicKid Willie Weese

love this.

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